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exclusive
English
Etymology
From Latin excl?s?vus, from excludere (“to shut out, exclude”), from ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudere (“to close, shut”).
Pronunciation
- (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?sklu.s?v/, /?k?sklu.z?v/
- Hyphenation: ex?clu?sive
Adjective
exclusive (comparative more exclusive, superlative most exclusive)
- (literally) Excluding items or members that do not meet certain conditions.
- (figuratively) Referring to a membership organisation, service or product: of high quality and/or renown, for superior members only. A snobbish usage, suggesting that members who do not meet requirements, which may be financial, of celebrity, religion, skin colour etc., are excluded.
- Exclusive clubs tend to serve exclusive brands of food and drinks, in the same exorbitant price range, such as the 'finest' French châteaux.
- Exclusionary.
- Whole, undivided, entire.
- The teacher's pet commands the teacher's exclusive attention.
- (linguistics) Of or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when excluding the person being addressed.
- The pronoun in "We're going to a party later, but you aren't invited" is an exclusive "we".
- (of two people in a romantic or sexual relationship) Having a romantic or sexual relationship with one another, to the exclusion of others.
- They decided to no longer be exclusive.
Antonyms
- inclusive
- non-exclusive
Derived terms
Related terms
- excludent (discrimination)
Translations
Noun
exclusive (plural exclusives)
- Information (or an artefact) that is granted or obtained exclusively.
- The editor agreed to keep a lid on a potentially disastrous political scoop in exchange for an exclusive of a happier nature.
- A member of a group who exclude others from their society.
- (grammar) A word or phrase that restricts something, such as only, solely, or simply.
Translations
Further reading
- exclusive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- exclusive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Adjective
exclusive
- feminine singular of exclusif
Latin
Adjective
excl?s?ve
- vocative masculine singular of excl?s?vus
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distant
English
Alternative forms
- distaunt (obsolete)
- dystant (obsolete)
- dystaunt (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin distans, present participle of distare (“to stand apart, be separate, distant, or different”), from di-, dis- (“apart”) + stare (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?st?nt/
Adjective
distant (comparative more distant, superlative most distant)
- Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
- Emotionally unresponsive or unwilling to express genuine feelings.
Synonyms
- (far off): faraway; see also Thesaurus:distant
- (emotionally unresponsive): aloof, cold
Related terms
- distance
- equidistant
Translations
Further reading
- distant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- distant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- distant at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Dantist
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin dist?ns.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /dis?tant/
- (Central) IPA(key): /dis?tan/
Adjective
distant (masculine and feminine plural distants)
- distant
- Synonyms: llunyà, remot
- Antonyms: pròxim, proper
Related terms
- distància
- distar
Further reading
- “distant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “distant” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “distant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “distant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Adjective
distant (feminine singular distante, masculine plural distants, feminine plural distantes)
- distant
- aloof
Descendants
- ? Romanian: distant
Further reading
- “distant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
distant
- third-person plural present active indicative of dist?
Romanian
Etymology
From French distant.
Adjective
distant m or n (feminine singular distant?, masculine plural distan?i, feminine and neuter plural distante)
- distant, remote
Declension
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin dist?ns, present participle of dist?, dist?re (“stand apart, be distant”).
Adjective
distant m (feminine singular distanta, masculine plural distants, feminine plural distantas)
- (Puter) distant, remote, faraway
Synonyms
- luntaun
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